Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi
Malawi: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi is 52, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi peaked at 55 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2002.
That places Malawi 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 33 | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 45 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 52 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 52 | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 52 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4 | 20 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3 | 40 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53 | 52 | 55 | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malawi was 52 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2019.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Malawi ranks 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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